--- title: "Connect Zoho Books to PDF Export - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New bill\" fires in Zoho Books, your agent runs \"Convert HTML to PDF\" in PDF Export." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/zoho-books-to-pdf-export" --- # Connect Zoho Books to PDF Export When **New bill** fires in [Zoho Books](https://apiant.ai/connections/zoho-books), your agent runs **Convert HTML to PDF** in [PDF Export](https://apiant.ai/connections/pdf-export). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. Zoho Books **6** triggers Zoho Books **18** actions PDF Export **3** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want Zoho Books and PDF Export to do together? Give your AI client this address. `https://mcp.apiant.ai` One connection does both: ask your client to act in an app once, or have it build an automation that keeps running. Any client that takes a remote MCP server. Nothing to install. Create your free account, then sign in once in your browser. ### Set it up in your client ### Claude Code Run this in the directory you want to work in. `claude mcp add --transport http -s project apiant-ai https://mcp.apiant.ai` Start Claude Code there, approve the server, and sign in in the browser page it opens. [Claude Code guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp/claude-code) ### Claude, web and desktop Open Customize, then Connectors, then Add custom connector, and paste the address. On Team and Enterprise an owner adds it first. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Cursor Add the address to your MCP configuration as a server URL. Cursor signs you in in your browser. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Zed Open Settings, then AI, then MCP Servers, then Add Server, then Add Remote Server. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Codex and the ChatGPT desktop app Open Settings, then MCP servers, then Add server, and choose Streamable HTTP. From the terminal, Codex takes the address with its own add command and then signs you in. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Any other MCP client Paste the address where the client asks for a remote MCP server URL, and name the server apiant-ai where it lets you. APIANT's skills reach the client over the same connection. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What Zoho Books can start in PDF Export - When **New bill** in Zoho Books then **Convert HTML to PDF** in PDF Export - When **New Customer** in Zoho Books then **Export Shopify Data to PDF** in PDF Export Starting points drawn from the triggers and actions in the catalog today. Describe the flow you need, at any depth, and your agent builds it and tests every scenario before it ships. Everything your agent can do with Zoho Books and PDF Export ## Triggers and actions 6 triggers · 21 actions - Trigger **New bill** Triggered when a new bill is created - Trigger **New Customer** Triggers when a new customer is created. - Trigger **New Estimate** Triggers when a new estimate is created. - Trigger **New Expense** Triggers when an expense is created. - Trigger **New Item** Triggers when a new item is created. - Trigger **New Sales Invoice** Triggers when a new sales invoice is created. - Action **Add bill** Creates a bill received from a vendor in Zoho Books. - Action **Add customer payment** Record a customer payment. - Action **Add expense** Create an expense. - Action **Create Customer** Creates a new customer contact in a Zoho Books organization. - Action **Create Estimate** Creates a new estimate. - Action **Create Item** Creates a new item. - Action **Create Sales Invoice** Creates a new sales invoice. - Action **Find customers by criteria** Returns the customers in a Zoho Books organization that match the specified criteria (name, company, contact person, address, email, phone, status or free text). - Action **Find Invoice** Returns up to 200 invoices that match the specified criteria, such as invoice number, customer, status or date range. - Action **Get Bill** Returns one vendor bill from Zoho Books, including its number, vendor, status and total. - Action **Get customer** Get a contact by id. - Action **Get Estimate** Returns one estimate (quote) from Zoho Books, including its number, customer, status and total. - Action **Get Expense** Returns one expense recorded in Zoho Books, including its amount, date and accounts. - Action **Get Item** Returns one item from your Zoho Books item list, including its name, rate and description. - Action **Get sales invoice** Retrieves the details of an existing invoice in Zoho Books. - Action **Update customer** Updates an existing customer in Zoho Books. Only the fields you fill in are changed. - Action **Update item** Update an item. - Action **Update sales invoice** Updates an existing sales invoice in Zoho Books. The line items you send replace the invoice's line items. - Action **Convert HTML to PDF** Create PDF invoices, reports, certificates, receipts, contracts, and other business documents from a web page URL or HTML template. Use data from previous Zap steps, then customize layout, page setup, headers, footers, watermarks, security, and advanced rendering options. - Action **Export Shopify Data to PDF** Create branded Shopify invoices, receipts, quotes, refunds, cancellations, and order summaries as PDF files from Shopify order data. Use the generated PDF in later steps, such as email, cloud storage, or customer support. - Action **Raw Request Data to PDF** Save webhook, form, API, JSON, XML, URL-encoded, or plain text data as a readable PDF. Useful for archiving submissions, keeping records of incoming requests, reviewing automation data, or troubleshooting Zaps. ## Each app on its own - [ **Zoho Books** Zoho Books is cloud-based accounting software in which you can record, audit and analyze all financial...](https://apiant.ai/connections/zoho-books) - [ **PDF Export** PDF Export is a document conversion service that converts web pages and HTML to high-quality PDF documents.](https://apiant.ai/connections/pdf-export) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Zoho Books - [ **Zoho Books to Dust** Dust lets you build custom AI assistants with access to your company's data.](https://apiant.ai/connect/zoho-books-to-dust) - [ **Zoho Books to Zoom** Zoom unifies cloud video conferencing, simple online meetings, group messaging, and a software-based...](https://apiant.ai/connect/zoho-books-to-zoom) - [ **Zoho Books to LinkedIn** LinkedIn is a professional networking platform enabling job seekers, companies, and thought leaders to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/zoho-books-to-linkedin) - [ **Zoho Books to Facebook** Facebook is a social media and advertising platform used by individuals and businesses to connect, share...](https://apiant.ai/connect/zoho-books-to-facebook) - [ **Zoho Books to Anthropic** Anthropic builds Claude, a family of large language models.](https://apiant.ai/connect/zoho-books-to-anthropic) - [ **Zoho Books to Supabase** Supabase is an open-source backend-as-a-service providing a Postgres database, authentication, storage, and...](https://apiant.ai/connect/zoho-books-to-supabase) ## More into PDF Export - [ **HubSpot to PDF Export** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-pdf-export) - [ **Salesforce to PDF Export** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-pdf-export) - [ **Slack to PDF Export** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-pdf-export) - [ **Google Sheets to PDF Export** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-pdf-export) - [ **Gmail to PDF Export** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-pdf-export) - [ **Google Calendar to PDF Export** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-pdf-export) Questions ## Zoho Books and PDF Export, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Zoho Books? Any of Zoho Books's 6 triggers in the catalog, including New bill, New Customer, New Estimate and New Expense. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in PDF Export when something happens in Zoho Books? Any of PDF Export's 3 actions, including Convert HTML to PDF, Export Shopify Data to PDF and Raw Request Data to PDF. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from PDF Export to Zoho Books? PDF Export has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Zoho Books. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads PDF Export's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for Zoho Books or PDF Export? No. Both are in the catalog with their triggers and actions. You describe the automation; your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. ### ### Can my AI client use Zoho Books and PDF Export without building an automation? Yes. With your AI client connected to APIANT, ask it to do something in either app once and it runs that action on the spot. Ask for an automation and your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. One connection covers both. ### ### What happens when something fails? Your agent works that out for you. It plans the failure paths along with the happy path, then tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Is there a free plan? Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.